Ivor Brown (speedway rider)

Ivor Brown
Born(1927-05-30)30 May 1927
Wymeswold, Leicestershire, England
Died30 March 2005(2005-03-30) (aged 77)
NicknameHovis, The Brown Bomber[1]
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1953-1959Leicester Hunters
1958-1960Yarmouth Bloaters
1961-1968Cradley Heathens
Individual honours
1961 (4x), 1962 (8x), 1963 (5x)Provincial Lge MRC Silver Sash
Team honours
1961, 1963Provincial League KO Cup Winner
1963Provincial Midland League Winner

Ivor John Brown (30 May 1927 – 30 March 2005) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England. He was the captain of Cradley Heathens speedway team during the 1960s. He earned one international cap for the England national speedway team.[2] After retiring from riding he became promoter of Long Eaton and Scunthorpe speedway. His off-track occupation was postmaster and grocer of the village General Stores in Wymeswold.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Linden was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 August 2023.